In a mere fraction of a second, the figure flying low to the ground made a sharp, forced turn.
VMM!
Su Chen, his body erupting with a Spiritual Energy Particle Stream, continued to accelerate.
In an instant, the G-forces spiked to an extreme.
Such terrifying G-forces would cause an ordinary Awakened’s organs to fail instantly. Even a steel skeleton would twist and deform under the strain.
Yet Su Chen was as steady as if he were walking on flat ground. His Telekinesis accelerated him so fast that he created sharp, ear-piercing sonic booms as he zipped through the gaps between the crisscrossing fleshy tentacles.
“ROAR!”
The Flesh Giant sensed the enemy’s approach and let out an earth-shattering roar.
An earth-shaking spatial lockdown field instantly erupted, attempting to completely trap Su Chen in mid-air and crush him into a bloody pulp.
Furthermore, to avoid being blown to bits by the bomb, distorted patterns appeared on its outer shell as it grew denser and thicker.
But it was all too late.
Or perhaps, it was all for naught.
As the distance closed...
‘Substitution.’
Su Chen directly triggered the Annihilation Realm Bomb’s countdown detonation.
There was no theatrical throw, no flight path to predict.
VMM!
With the activation of his special ‘Substitution Skill’ Rune, the Annihilation Realm Bomb, held aloft by his Strong Will, was forcibly swapped by the Space Law and vanished from his hand in an instant.
Appearing in Su Chen’s hand in its place was a frantically twitching mass of putrid, fleshy tissue.
In that instant, the Annihilation Realm Bomb, powerful enough to collapse matter, had been forcefully swapped deep inside the giant’s chest—its most weakly defended area, and the very core where its energy converged.
The Flesh Giant’s massive body suddenly stiffened. The thousands of tentacles that filled the surrounding void froze in a strange state of stillness.
The next moment.
BOOM!
A muffled boom resounded from deep within the giant’s body.
Its thick, nigh-indestructible exterior Bone Armor had become its death sentence. Blocked by the shell, the terrifying spatial-collapse energy could not immediately vent outward, and instead surged repeatedly through its internal cavity.
CRACK!
As fissures began to crack open, waves of Annihilation energy surged forth. The entire mountain of flesh then exploded from the inside out, erupting into a vast cloud of blood mist.
‘It’s not over yet.’
Amidst the blinding light of the explosion, Su Chen used his Global Perception to lock onto the shard shimmering with the glow of its status.
It was the giant’s residual core of will, the very source of its power.
Before the destructive shockwave had fully dissipated, the Telekinesis Barrier around Su Chen rattled violently.
He clenched his left hand in the empty air, and his materialized Telekinesis instantly formed a large, invisible hand that snatched the Ancient Status Shard.
Knowing from past experience, playing dead or hiding would be useless.
Yet the Status Shard didn’t resist at all. Like a snake slithering up a staff, it simply followed the waves of Telekinesis to draw closer.
VMM!
As it drew near, the shard began to vibrate at a violent frequency. Tens of thousands of blood-red tentacles suddenly sprouted from its surface, attempting to take over Su Chen’s body and parasitize him.
A higher level of status contamination began to permeate him as well.
It was so potent that even the function of his Immortal Heart Core was momentarily rendered ineffective.
“...I’ve got you.”
A strange whisper seemed to echo from deep within the shard. It was the shard’s hidden consciousness, exulting in ecstasy.
The opportunity to turn the tables had arrived.
It would refine this body, full of infinite possibilities, into a vessel for it to walk the mortal plane.
The possession began.
Faced with this imminent threat of death, Su Chen remained perfectly calm and composed. He even grabbed the shard with his bare hand.
And then...
WHOOSH!
The Time Hourglass instantly reversed his personal state in space-time.
SWISH!
One moment, he was in the smoke-filled rift.
The next, he was standing before the serene and solemn Mission Hall.
This old central hub of the Southern Territory had already been completely cleared out based on Su Chen’s advance warning.
Not only that, but as space-time reversed, the abnormal status contamination within his body also completely dissipated.
The Status Shard hadn’t even had time to react. The moment its attempt was interrupted, it immediately tried to permeate him again, but Su Chen had already completed the sacrificial offering to the building through a mental command.
The Mission Hall was instantly engulfed in a boundless golden light.
VMM!
A vast and ancient World Will was drawn forth. Under its god-like pressure, all of the shard’s resistance and attempts at possession were instantly crushed. Unreconciled, the shard was devoured and absorbed.
[Sacrifice Successful!]
[Reward Obtained: Miracle Potion (Unconditionally +20 to all five personal attributes)]
[Reward Obtained: Lv10 Spirit Element Rune ‘Soul Wound’]
He didn’t get a Soul Sublimation this time.
However, the overall rewards weren’t bad at all.
They were certainly on par.
A bottle of Divine Medicine that unconditionally granted +20 to All Attributes, and the highest-level Rune he had obtained to date.
Su Chen didn’t hesitate, absorbing the Rune immediately. The information feedback revealed it to be a Rune that dealt Spirit Element Attached Damage.
In simpler terms, it added a soul-rending effect to all of his attacks, and it almost completely ignored all physical and conventional Element defenses.
Upon impact, it could directly slice into and damage an enemy’s Sea of Consciousness.
‘Healing Skills have a hard time mending spiritual wounds; they focus more on the physical body.’
‘In terms of its Attached Damage Effect, even among skills of the same level... Soul Wound is definitely much stronger than Flame Burst or Thunder Crash. It’s just too difficult to defend against.’
‘Excellent.’
Without a moment’s hesitation, Su Chen drank the high-quality Miracle Potion in a single gulp.
Instantly.
He felt every cell in his body cry out in a greedy cheer. Looking inward, he saw his physical constitution being systematically reforged once more.
‘All Attributes +20!’

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